The Winthrop Rink has named Ryan Bell as its new executive director. Paul Butler, president of the Winthrop Ice Rink Board of Directors, said “all of us on the board feel lucky and privileged that we have such an exciting and experienced ice rink professional among our own existing staff who is motivated to step […]
SPORTS
Sports Briefs: Cutthroat Lake Hike, Biking safety course
Cutthroat Lake Hike Methow At Home hosts a hike to Cutthroat Lake with former ranger Eric Burr on Saturday, July 1, starting from the Mazama Store at 9 a.m. and carpooling to the trailhead. Bring a lunch, water, mosquito protection and anything you need to be comfortable for this 4-mile hike. Register at methowathome.org. Biking […]
Whiteout Racing Kennel gets ready to head out
Owner Christina Gibson prepares for new training adventures By Sandra Strieby In 2018, the Methow Valley News introduced readers to sled-dog racer Christina Gibson, then 17. Gibson has been running dogs since 2014, and racing and training dogs at her Whiteout Racing Kennel near Carlton for since 2017. In the years since the initial story […]
Sports Briefs: Harts Pass Trailhead closed, Wagner Pool opens Saturday
Harts Pass Trailhead closed The Harts Pass Trailhead, popular with Pacific Crest Trail hikers, will close temporarily for construction work in July, the U.S. Forest Service announced. Contractors will be working at the trailhead, located 32 miles northwest of Winthrop, as soon as snow conditions allow, the Forest Service said. The work is part on […]
Liberty Bell announces senior athlete awards
Liberty Bell High School announced its Senior Athlete Awards at their annual school awards assembly on June 5 in the high school gym. Receiving Senior Scholar Athlete Awards were Sawyer Crandall, Ruby McCarthy, Tristan Schmekel, Jackson Schmekel, Riley Lidey, Ellie Blank, and Nicholas White. Participating in at least two sports and maintaining a 3.5 grade […]
Scholz repeats as state champ in mountain biking
Methow Composite cyclists excel on their home course Defending varsity girls champion Stella Scholz led multiple racers from Methow Composite, the local youth mountain biking team, to the top of the podium in the 2023 Washington Student Cycling League season championships at the Liberty Bell High School campus on Sunday (June 4). Scholz, a senior […]
All-League honors continue for Mountain Lions in softball, boys’ soccer, tennis, track
The Central Washington 2B League recently completed announcing its 2023 All-League honors. The baseball honors had been named just ahead of the rest, but Coach David Aspholm forgot to mention one very important one: Coach of the Year. Aspholm guided the young Mountain Lions to 2nd place in the CW2B regular season and a No. […]
Many USFS roads are damaged or closed in Methow Valley District
The U.S. Forest Service is reporting that conditions including unusually warm temperatures, melting snow from heavy snowpack and heavy rainfall caused high water, runoff, mud and debris and rockslides that damaged or blocked several national forest roads, including several in the Methow Valley. “We encourage visitors to exercise caution and maintain good situational awareness when […]
Sports briefs: Summer at the Loup, Kids’ Fishing Day, Two-wheeler events
Summer at the Loup Loup Loup Ski Bowl is open for its summer season, offering scenic chairlift rides, hiking and biking trails, bike rentals for all ages, an 18-hole disc golf course, RV and tent camping, and food at the lodge. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (including July 3-4) at the […]
Lions climb the podium often at state track meet
Delaney shatters LBHS record for 3,200 meters Dexter Delaney set a new all-time Mountain Lion mark in the 3,200-meter run at the WIAA 2B State Championships in Yakima on Saturday, and Kady Hammer earned two 1st-place finishes in the Ambulatory Division, to highlight Liberty Bell High School’s performances. Nine of the 10 competing Liberty Bell […]
